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The Constitutional Court will discuss the application of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) for the statute that grants muftis authority to perform marriage to be revoked and its execution to be suspended.

Following the first marriage performed by a mufti, a religious civil official, taking place in a mass marriage ceremony organized by Bismil municipality on November 15, the Directorate of Religious Affairs has stated that the muftis have not been authorized to perform civil marriage yet.

Chanting “This marriage cannot be performed”, women have protested in Kadıköy, İstanbul against the misogynist law amendment draft allowing religious leaders to perform a legally valid marriage. The amendment law draft is expected to be discussed in the Parliament.